tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698059.post2119340372549618463..comments2016-09-08T09:42:42.288-04:00Comments on The Mumpsimus: Jack Spicer and PKDMatthew Cheneyhttps://plus.google.com/109233497006166204043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698059.post-25636497796522250332009-03-28T15:57:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:57:00.000-04:00Alan DeNiro is reading Spicer seriously as well. A...<A HREF="http://www.goblinmercantileexchange.com/?p=940" REL="nofollow">Alan DeNiro</A> is reading Spicer seriously as well. A few years ago I almost presented a lecture on Spicer and sf at Moe's Books alongside Kevin and Peter, but the day job interfered. Besides the Dick connection and Alex's novel, there are Spicer's wonderful conceits about Martian radio, and, on the science fiction side, <I>Dhalgren</I>. Back when I was trying to write fiction myself, my first and most tenacious ambition was an allegorical history of post-war America refiguring Spicer and Frank O'Hara as rival masters of a new church -- I drafted some fragments at the same Clarion Alex attended, but don't remember if we ever spoke about the inspiration....Ray Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998321016748928251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698059.post-76787769490672484162009-03-23T21:26:00.000-04:002009-03-23T21:26:00.000-04:00Nice article. Ever since I learned about the biogr...Nice article. Ever since I learned about the biographical connection between Spicer and Dick, I have been obsessed with it.Steven Shavirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863392248649173118noreply@blogger.com